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Macron: Intellectual property rights must not hinder access to jabs

French President Emmanuel Macron. /Xinhua Intellectual property rights should not hinder access to vaccines during a pandemic and France and South Africa will propose at the G7 summit that nat

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Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges focus on justice in Darfur

Fatou Bensouda, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC). /Xinhua The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Afghanistan

The shipment of Sinopharm vaccines are the first Chinese donation of the COVID-19 vaccine Afghanistan has received. /VCG A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived

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Bahrain: Sputnik V jab has 94.3 pct efficacy, 'high safety profile’

Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. /Xinhua Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated 94.3 percent efficacy and a "high safety profile" in Bahrain, the Ministry of Health announced

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Sinovac vaccine cuts COVID-19 deaths among Uruguayans by 95%: study

A woman gets a shot of the Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 at a public hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, May 14, 2021. /CFP The COVID-19 mortality rate among Uruguayans aged 18 to 69 who were vacc

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Former Mongolian PM Khurelsukh wins presidential election

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, presidential candidate of the Mongolian People's Party, attends a campaign rally ahead of the presidential election in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, June 5, 2021. /Reuters Mongolia'

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'Island Keeper' reenacts extraordinary 32-year journey of a lone island guardian couple

A new film reenacts the true story of a husband and his wife who guarded a Chinese border island for 32 years from 1986 to 2018. A file photo of Wang Jicai in 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] "Island Keepe

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Johnson says still too early to end lockdown on June 21

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was too early to say if England's lockdown can end on June 21 as data on whether the vaccination rollout offers enough protection from the rapid spread

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Sudan, Egypt reject to unilateral filling of Ethiopia's Nile dam

Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday reiterated rejection to unilateral filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).The two countries held closed-door talks in Sudan's Khartoum to review the latest

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Three rockets hit air base in Iraq's Salahudin province

At least three Katyusha rockets on Wednesday struck an Iraqi military airbase in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said.The incident took place in the eve

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CGTN reporter visits Qinghai Lake after Chinese president's tour

03:39 Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again underlined the importance of ecological protection and conservation, this time on a trip to Qinghai Lake. He made the

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168 learners abort during lockdown in Uganda

A total of 168 learners in Uganda's Gulu District carried out abortions in 2020, Daily Monitor has learnt. Data compiled by the district's health office, indicates that 4,058 abortions were condu

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Another 7,540 coronavirus cases recorded in the UK

more than one million people booked a COVID-19 vaccine through the NHS website on Tuesday - a record high. /Xinhua The UK has recorded another7,540 cases of COVID-19, meaning that 41,889 diagn

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UAE bars travelers from Zambia, DR Congo, Uganda starting June 11

FILE PHOTO: Abu Dhabi International Airport. /Xinhua The United Arab Emirates will suspend entry for travelers coming from Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda starting June 11,

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Albanian lawmakers vote in favor of impeaching President Meta

Albanian lawmakers voted on Wednesday in an extraordinary plenary session in parliament in favor of the impeachment of President Ilir Meta who they accused of violating the country's Constitution. S

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WTO to start vaccine supply negotiations amid clash on patents

World Trade Organization members agreed on Wednesday to start formal negotiations on a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries, but face rival proposals - one with and one w

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President Biden revokes Trump executive orders against TikTok, WeChat

The U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of executive orders signed during the Donald Trump administration targeting TikTok, WeChat and other Chinese apps, and replaced them wit